Community Mental Health Nurse

Key Responsibilities- To lead the clinical management of a care package to an individual who uses our services.- To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person centered healthcare to a designated group of people who use our services, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate.- To deliver individual and group therapy utilizing CBT skills.- To work as a member of the MDT in assessing and planning care and responding to changes in people who use our services health.- To ensure provision of the necessary physical care to help people who use our services i.e.: personal hygiene, diet and fluid intake, clothing and laundry, personal environment, manual handling, elimination, maintaining rest and sleep and activity, physical observations.- To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these.- To ensure provision of therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to clients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries.- To create, develop and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery.- To ensure prescribed physical observations are undertaken as follows: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height and act upon exceptions appropriatelyCommunication- To accurately record all contacts with service users in case notes in line with SABP record keeping policy.- To ensure effective communication with clients, relatives and carers, visitors, staff and others.- To ensure that all communication takes place in a manner that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.- To develop measures to improve communications where barriers exist- To ensure that consent to intervention or assessment is sought in a manner that is meaningful to People who use our services.- To communicate with people in a manner that is consistent with their level of understanding, culture and backgroundQuality- To lead the development, maintenance and monitoring of service standards, collect and collate data/ information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.- To identify, implement and evaluate, with others, areas for potential service improvement and to agree further action- To develop, with others, measures for service standards, including benchmarking, and to identify areas for potential service improvement.- To contribute to the maintenance, monitoring and implementation of service standards and policies.- To promote shared decision making with service user/relatives/carers, as appropriate, involvement in all aspects of their care.- To contribute and make suggestions to the improvement of services.- To identify issues of concern at work and alerting appropriate personnel- To present a positive image of the team, service and trust.- To work effectively in own team and as part of the whole organization...- To ensure the availability of clinical supervision and preceptorship- To ensure structures are in place for effective appraisal, personal development and performance management and audit these regularly- To assess and plan care in a manner that is consistent with the Evidence based practice, policies and procedures and the management of riskRisk Assessment- To understand the range of risks potentially faced by the service user group.- To undertake risk assessments and management strategies in line with trust and local policies, and ensure the delivery of care within same.- To recognize potential crisis situations and act responsively and responsibly to resolve the situation, seeking assistance if required.- To contribute to the CPA process and to support service users relatives/carers and other agencies within this process.- To be aware of the potential for vulnerability to abuse amongst the service users/families, and use of the local policy to inform appropriate personnel in line with safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and SABP Policies- To take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk.- To identify and address health education issues that cause risks relevant to service user group.- To ensure the safe custody of all patients in accordance with their- Leave status as defined by the Responsible Medical Officer. This includes the supervision of patients within the community.Professional/Personal Development- To utilize in clinical supervision, and appraisal in enhancing performance development.- To identify ones own development needs and set personal development objective in collaboration with the appraiser.- To adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery council code of professional conduct for nurses.- To ensure attendance at all SABP essential training.- To demonstrate the achievement of competencies through the collection of evidence within a personal portfolio.- To participate in the orientation and induction of all new staff.- To contribute to the experience of learners and to ensure delivery of mentorship requirements meeting NMC standards for nursing students.Management- To participate in the recruitment, deployment and management of staff in line with SABP policy.- To lead the development, maintenance and monitoring of service standards, collect and collate data/ information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.- To identify, implement and evaluate, with others, areas for potential service improvement and agrees further action.- To ensure structures are in place for effective appraisal, personal development and performance management and audit these regularly.- To assist the team leader in ensuring a safe roster in the clinical area.- To assess and plan care in a manner that is consistent with evidence based practice, policies and procedures and the management of risk.- To take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk.- To ensure compliance by self and staff of the Trusts Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, including taking all reasonable steps to manage and promote a healthy working and diverse working environment.- To adhere to professional confidentiality standard